links to books

Some of my favourite books on the subject of sex work. All 30 of them - apart from three - are written by women. That just goes to show that it isn't the case that women want to abolish prostitution and men don't. Ash Regan MSP would have you believe that the only people who oppose her prohibitionist view are the "pimp lobby" and men who may or may not have paid for sex.

It also goes to show that men like me who pay for sex don't think that women are only good for one thing. I pay attention to what these women have written - people like Ash Regan should too.
titleauthor
Revolting ProstitutesJuno Mac/Molly Smithmy review
The Truth About Modern SlaveryEmily Kenwaymy review
Going Down to the SeaKo-lin Chinmy review
The Wisdom of WhoresElizabeth Pisanimy review
Illicit FlirtationsRhacel Salazar Parreñassex work in Asia
Sex, Love and Money in CambodiaHeidi Hoefingersex work in Asia
Global Sex: What Sex Workers Know ...Sine Plambechmigrant sex work
Harlots, Whores & HackaboutsKate Listermy review
Paying For ItScarlett O'Kellymy review
Lucky GirlViolet Ivymy review
West End GirlsBarbara Tate
UnashamedElizabeth Gsex worker
How Was It for You?Eve Smithsex worker
The Right to SexAmia Srinivasansex work and pornography
Difficult WomenHelen Lewismy review
FeminismMargaret Walters
FeminismDeborah Cameronmy review
Eve Was ShamedHelena Kennedymy review
Playing the WhoreMelissa Gira Grantmy review
Sex at the MarginsLaura Agustínmigration and trafficking
Burn It DownBreanne Fahsmy review
Behind the Veil of ViceJohn R Bradleymy review
Dandy in the UnderworldSebastian Horsleymy review
My Name Is AngelRhea Coombsmy review
The Price of SexBelinda Brooks-Gordonprostitution policy
The Sex MythBrooke Magnantidebunks false statistics
Sex, Lies & StatisticsBrooke Magnantidebunks false statistics
Violence and Sex Work in BritainHilary Kinnellmy page about her book
Temporarily YoursElizabeth Bernsteinsociology
Sex and Social JusticeMartha Nussbaumphilosophy

In Julie Bindel's recent book 'Lesbians Where Are We Now' she doesn't have much to say about sex work. She wrote that when she was in Canada the authorities accepted prostitution despite what the experts have said about it. The true experts are the people who I have listed above. She has said previously that academics don't agree with her.

Perhaps by experts she means ex sex workers. However, not all of them agree with her. Three of them are listed above. Or she might mean Melissa Farley. Other researchers come to different conclusions from her. Canadian judge Justice Susan Himel wrote about Farley's testimony "her advocacy appears to have permeated her opinions."

Below is a second list of books. These ones are either neutral or negative about sex work. I have included them because they might have interesting information or because they contain arguments that are popular but easy to rebut. That doesn't mean that the books listed above are 'pro-prostitution': they are books that explain why the Nordic Model or other forms of criminalisation don't work and are harmful to women.

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Paid ForRachel MoranThis is an anti-prostitution book. Her experiences are interesting. Not what you would expect.
my reviews: 1, 2 and 3.
Invisible: Britain's migrant sex workersHsiao-Hung Paimy review
Sex Power MoneySara Pascoemy review post my review page
The Case Against the Sexual RevolutionLouise Perrymy review post my review page
Slave GirlSarah Forsythmy review
SlaveAnnamy review
Elis: Irish Call GirlAnna Rajmon Anna's experience of sex work in Ireland is very different from Rachel Moran's in the 1990s. The 1993 and 2017 law changes don't seem to have lead to an improvement in conditions, just the opposite.

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